Madeleine Cruise is an emerging artist who creates sensational objects and abstract images that explore emotional experience in contemporary life. Driven by a desire to make complex situations tangible, her work investigates such themes as sexuality, relationships and social status, within a personal and broader social context. In a creative process that explores material equivalents between painting and sculpture, Madeleine creates immersive sensual and tactile environments for contemplation.

Glorious Descent

Monday, January 21, 2013

Come Paint a picnic !

What is your favourite picnic food ? Roast chicken, a wheel of cheese, watermelon or a pavlova ?

Please join me in pondering that tasty question as part of my Big Draw Festival program: Picnic in the Park. Between 10am and 4pm on the 25th of January a giant canvas rug will be layed on the lawn of Civic Park where I am inviting people of all ages to come share a visual feast as we paint and draw a delicious picnic.

Whilst in town you can also particpate in other exciting drawing activities that are being held all day as part of the Big Draw Festival. All the events are being presented by local artists and community organisations and it is a great opportunity to support and enjoy the arts in your city.

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Artist Profile

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Madeleine Cruise studied painting at the National Art School Sydney as a student of the Reg Row art Scholarship, graduating in 2009 with first class honours and the Fraser residency prize. Her continued studio practice has been supported through residencies with First Draft, The Bundanon Trust, The Banff Centre and Marrickville Garage. Madeleine has exhibited in solo and group shows in Australia and Canada and has been a finalist in the Waterhouse, Mosman and NSW Parliament en plein air art Prizes. In 2013 Madeleine co founded NANA contemporary art space in Newcastle, a not for profit art gallery that she directed for three years. Madeleine is part of public and private art collections in Australia and Canada including Artbank Australia.